Site fidelity and association patterns of a rare species: Pygmy killer whales (Feresa attenuata) in the main Hawaiian Islands

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 557-572

  McSweeney, Daniel J ^a   Baird, Robin W ^b   Mahaffy, Sabre D ^b   Webster, Daniel L ^c   Schorr, Gregory S ^b  

^a Wild Whale Research Foundation   (United States)

^b CASCADIA RESEARCH COLLECTIVE   (United States)

^c Bridger Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Feresa attenuata; Hawai'i; Pygmy killer whale; Rarity; Site fidelity; Social organization

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; ISLAND; RARITY; SITE FIDELITY; WHALE;

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

CETACEA; DELPHINIDAE; FERESA; FERESA ATTENUATA; GLOBICEPHALA MACRORHYNCHUS; ORCINUS ORCA;

EID: 67849127105     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: 17487692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2008.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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